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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first type of criticism Augustine suggests his work "On Christian Doctrine" would face?
(a) Criticism that his moral demands would be restricted to pagan converts.
(b) Criticism from those who cannot grasp his teaching.
(c) Criticism that his demands for linguistic studies were too exclusive.
(d) Criticism that blending Greek and Christian philosophies was heretical.

2. What is the source of teaching Augustine most advocates?
(a) Angels guiding human teachers in spiritual communities.
(b) Human teachers in human communities.
(c) Christ dispensing special gifts without communities.
(d) God directing the student to understand His role in Scripture.

3. What is the first important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?
(a) The distinction between "enjoy" and "use."
(b) The distinction between discovering what Scripture teaches and communicating it.
(c) The distinction between the Christian conception of love and the pagan conception of love.
(d) The distinction between learning and teaching.

4. What should be the nature of the relationship between humans and God according to Augustine?
(a) Humans should fear the authority of God over judgment.
(b) God should be enjoyed by humans.
(c) Humans should submit to God's authority.
(d) Humans should become like God.

5. What does Augustine conclude are the only things that can be enjoyed?
(a) Only things that reveal Truth can be enjoyed.
(b) Only eternal and unchangeable things can be enjoyed.
(c) Only wisdom and Truth can be enjoyed.
(d) Only things that are used with special gifts to prove Truth can be enjoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main difference between the system of learning that Augustine advocates and that advocated by the critics he focuses on in the Preface?

2. How does Augustine use the items of his example to illustrate his distinction?

3. What are the two different ways that God and angels speak in Scripture, as identified in Book Three?

4. How does Augustine treat Tyconius' rules that he cites in his book?

5. What Scriptural passage does Augustine use to remind the reader of "On Christian Doctrine" of the condition that affects holy men?

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